diff --git a/common.pri b/common.pri
index 16e340f..69593fa 100644
--- a/common.pri
+++ b/common.pri
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ RCC_DIR        = $${ARCH_DIR}/$${BUILD_TYPE}/rcc
 
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MINOR = 5
-LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE = 43
+LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE = 44
 
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION = '$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MAJOR}.$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MINOR}.$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE}'
 DEFINES *= LIMEREPORT_VERSION_STR=\\\"$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION}\\\"
diff --git a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
index 0baaac1..a58531b 100644
--- a/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
+++ b/limereport/items/lrimageitem.cpp
@@ -155,16 +155,7 @@ void ImageItem::setImageAsByteArray(QByteArray image)
 {
     QImage value;
     value.loadFromData(image);
-    if (m_picture != value){
-        QImage oldValue = m_picture;
-        m_picture = value;
-        if (m_autoSize){
-            setWidth(m_picture.width());
-            setHeight(m_picture.height());
-        }
-        update();
-        notify("image",oldValue,value);
-    }
+    setImage(value);
 }
 
 QString ImageItem::fileFilter() const